Paul N. Williams, Adam H. Price, Andrea Raab, Sk Arafat Hossain et al.
Ingestion of drinking water is not the only elevated source of arsenic to the diet in the Bengal Delta. Even at background levels, the arsenic in rice contributes considerably to arsenic ingestion in subsistence rice diets. We set out to survey As speciation in different rice varieties from differen...
Paul N. Williams, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Eureka Adomako, Andrea Raab et al.
Concern has been raised by Bangladeshi and international scientists about elevated levels of arsenic in Bengali food, particularly in rice grain. This is the first inclusive food market-basket survey from Bangladesh, which addresses the speciation and concentration of arsenic in rice, vegetables, pu...
Firdausi Qadri, Sk Arafat Hossain, I Ciznár, K Haider et al.
Smooth strains of Shigella dysenteriae type 1, Shigella flexneri, Shigella boydii, and Shigella sonnei which form pigmented colonies (Pcr+) on Congo red agar were virulent in the Sereny test. Smooth variants unable to bind Congo red (Pcr-) were avirulent. Measurements of dye uptake from solution sho...
Maliha Nishat, Md. Habibur Rahman Bejoy Khan, Tahmeed Ahmed, Sk Arafat Hossain et al.
The pollution in Dhaka's navigable waterways, including the Buriganga, Balu, Tongi Khal, and Turag rivers, is a significant concern due to rapid industrial and urban expansion. Industrial discharges, domestic sewage and inadequate waste management are the primary sources of this pollution, degrading...
Yusha Araf, Jannatul Ferdous Nipa, Sabekun Naher, Sumaiya Tasnim Maliha et al.
This review delves into the historical context, current epidemiological landscape, genomics, and pathobiology of monkeypox virus (MPXV). Furthermore, it elucidates the present vaccination status and strategies to curb the spread of monkeypox. Monkeypox, caused by the Orthopoxvirus known as MPXV, is ...
Uttam Biswas Antu, Tusar Kanti Roy, Taslima Islam Kulsum, Puja Rani Mitu et al.
Humic acids (HAs) are complex organic compounds produced through the degradation of plant and animal residues, which are typically found in organic wastes, compost, peat, lignite, and leonardite. HAs, being natural bio-stimulants, play crucial roles in sustaining soil health, enhancing plant product...
M. Hafidz Omar, Sheikh Y. Arafat, M. Pear Hossain, Muhammad Riaz
(1) Background: The literature discusses the inverse Maxwell distribution theoretically without application. Control charting is promising, but needs development for inverse Maxwell processes. (2) Methods: Thus, we develop the VIM control chart for monitoring the inverse Maxwell scale parameter and ...
Constance Schultsz, Firdausi Qadri, Sk Arafat Hossain, Faruque Ahmed et al.
To study the secretory immune response after Shigella infection, the anti-lipopolysaccharide and anti-Shiga-toxin response in saliva, obtained from children with confirmed shigellosis and healthy children, were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and by Western blot. Children with infect...
Tusar Kanti Roy, Md. Saiful Islam, Nor Aida Mahiddin, Sk Arafat Hossain et al.
Shamsul Huq Bin Shahriar, Sayed M. Arafat, Intijamul Islam, J. M. Ekram Hossain Nur et al.
Purpose The extreme measures that have been taken by governments across the globe to minimize the spread of COVID-19 have had significant impacts on almost all the public sectors, especially on the economy and education. This study aims to address the approaches and prospective of online-based train...
Som U., F. Rahman, Sk Arafat Hossain
In this paper, potential of beneficial products recovery was investigated from plastic medical waste (PMW) by pyrolysis process. Disposable plastic is one of the chief items in the medical waste. High density polyethylene and Polypropylene is the main component of several PMW. These plastics have a ...
Tusar Kanti Roy, S. K. Nag, Uttam Biswas Antu, Sk Arafat Hossain et al.
The existence of heavy metal pollutants in fish within aquatic ecosystems presents a threat to human health due to trophic shift. This research sought to identify the concentrations of cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and chromium (Cr) in two economically significant cultured fish...
Shereen Shoma, Nelianne J. Verkaik, Corné P. de Vogel, Peter W. M. Hermans et al.
Presently, several pneumococcal proteins are being evaluated as potential vaccine candidates. Here, we gather novel insights in the immunogenicity of PLY, PsaA, PspA, PspC, NanA, Hyl, PpmA, SlrA, Eno, IgA1-protease, PdBD, BVH-3, SP1003, SP1633, SP1651, SP0189 and SP0376. We developed a multiplex bea...
Fariha Farzana, Tusar Kanti Roy, Sk Arafat Hossain, Mahjabin Mazrin et al.
Little information was available on the general groundwater quality of Bangladesh’s Ishwardi Upazila (peri-urban area). In the current study, 35 groundwater samples were collected from randomly chosen deep tube wells to determine the general quality of groundwater by water quality indices and whethe...
Tusar Kanti Roy, Fariha Farzana, Sk Arafat Hossain, Mousumi Jahan Sumi et al.
In a recent study, we examined the concentrations of heavy metals, namely lead (Pb), arsenic (As), nickel (Ni), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr) and copper (Cu), in seven categories of food, specifically rice, wheat, maize, lentil, black gram, mung bean and pea (B-22). The ranges of Ni, Cu, As, Cd, Cr an...